Funeral service set for Bridgewater officers killed in line of duty

BRIDGEWATER, Va. (WDBJ) - A joint funeral service has been scheduled for two police officers killed in the line of duty this week at Bridgewater College.

A memorial service for campus officers John Painter and JJ Jefferson will be Wednesday, February 9 at 11 a.m. at James Madison University’s Atlantic Union Bank Center, according to their obituaries.

Both officers were shot to death, with Alexander Wyatt Campbell arrested shortly after and charged with killing them.